Jill Guericke, a finance major from White Lake, received the Faculty/Student Collaborative Research Award.

The submitted paper, “Effects of Macroeconomics Variables on Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary Sectors,” is part of Guericke’s honor thesis.

Guericke will defend her thesis and is scheduled to graduate in May. As a result of winning the award, “Effects of Macroeconomics Variables on Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary Sectors” will be published in the Academy of Business Disciplines Journal.